IT might be a little late but the British winter has finally arrived as 90 mph hurricane-force gales and blizzards will batter the country.

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for much of Britain []

Regions across Britain will be forced to batten down the hatches after the Met Office issued severe weather warnings for almost all regions in the UK.

Met Office forecaster, Helen Chivers said: "We are expecting a spell of extremely strong winds and rain across much of the UK. Storms and wind force will reach 70-80mph quite widely across the country and will even reach 90mph as far south as East Anglia.

Wind is set to batter the country similar to scenes in Torquay last year